With 30,356 people, Lassen County is a county in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Density works out to 7 people per square mile. That trails the California median by roughly 32%. 7% of residents were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,403, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(464)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(331)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(621)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(94)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,833 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lassen County, decade by decade
Lassen County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
27,598
$64,235
$166,325
11.7%
43.9
2000
33,828
$66,144
$191,456
10.7%
58.8
2010
34,895
$72,385
$312,601
12.4%
64.4
2020
32,730
$69,051
$251,862
12.7%
72.8
2024
30,356
$67,403
$265,300
13.1%
70.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
